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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “bellboy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

96 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bellboy144512(None) 
bellboys1544521bellboys
belabor1136292belabor
bellhop1445052bellhop
bellow114213352bell_ow
belly104625492bell__y
bullyboy1842422bullyboy
callboy1465832callboy
hellbox1944982hellbox
tallboy1265142tallboy
alloy85519973_all_oy
balboa10389963b_alboa
ballon84117493ball_on
balloon93711433balloon
ballot84624093ball_ot
ballsy11508873ball_sy
bally105530103ball__y
batboy1387533b_atboy
beachboy2042913beachboy
beblood12106083beblood
bebop11410793be__bop
beclog1136863becl_og
begloom1255243begloom
belabors1236403belabors
belabour1243773belabour
belady12489933be_lady
belay105021523be_l_ay
belfry1435073be_lfry
bell66237183bell___
bellbird1343823bellbird
belle75827833bell__e
belled94626193bell_ed
belleek1347243belleek
belles85325993bell_es
bellhops1544873bellhops
bellied104314073bellied
bellies94023723bellies
belling103825073belling
bellman1137183bellman
bellmen1138143bellmen
bellows124313303bellows
bells76432163bell__s
bellwort1348773bellwort
belon73924113be_l_on
below104617193be_l_ow
beltway1564373beltway
bilbo95513613b_ilbo_
bilboa10367843b_ilboa
bilbos105011203b_ilbos
bilby124912353b_ilb_y
billbug1242753billbug
billion92212173billion
billon83713833bill_on
billow114111223bill_ow
billowy15366903billowy
billy105525363bill__y
blabby1234813b_labby
blebby1233743b_lebby
blesbok1543123blesbok
bollox1548743boll_ox
bullbat1158553bullbat
bulldog1174253bulldog
bullion91911033bullion
bully105124813bull__y
bullyboys1942263bullyboys
busboy13307443b_usboy
callboys1585183callboys
cello74919583cell_o_
cellos84517803cell_os
delly96023873dell__y
deploy1237583depl_oy
elbow10117703_e_lbow
felloe93513923fell_oe
fellow123712743fell_ow
felly114922803fell__y
flyboy17113913_flyboy
hellery13329213hellery
hellion10311133hellion
hello86522983hell_o_
hellos95321683hell_os
jellify2054543jellify
jello126716273jell_o_
jellos134714283jell_os
jelly154218253jell__y
kelly124617023kell__y
killjoy2142343killjoy
mellow114112223mell_ow
nelly84618813nell__y
newsboy1542493newsboy
pillbox1843413pillbox
tallboys1374623tallboys
telly84920823tell__y
wellborn1343383wellborn
welly114620013well__y
yellow12429883yell_ow
yellowy16255693yellowy

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027967.06318975.9
3Display Results96960.0332909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691967.49923828.6
 
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